Surviving As The 5Th Prince Of Hellman Kingdom [EN]: Chapter 161

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Time is gold.

No, it’s a resource more valuable than gold.

[The Everything Store] can get you a Jeon Guk-sae [a powerful strategist or advisor] to stir up the Hamel Empire if you have enough RP [Reality Points, likely a form of in-game currency], but even there, you can’t buy time.

Maybe if the approval ratings in every region of the kingdom were all 100%, but that’s impossible.

Time has been a very precious resource to me since I woke up to my past life after getting my head cracked by that 4th Prince, Arcad.

I only have one body, but there are too many things to do.

I can’t split myself in two, and I can’t buy time, so I have to aim for killing two birds with one stone every time I make a move.

This Western Expedition is the same.

I need to promote Danar, the God of Time and Destiny, naturally reveal G-Dragon to the world, and clean up the Twin Forest, which is a headache in the West.

There are already three important goals.

And of course, I have to minimize the damage to the soldiers in the process.

I had many concerns.

How could I solve all of that at once?

So, I came to a conclusion.

I need to draw out Frost and Ember, who have never left the Demonic Realm, the Twin Forest, since they nested there.

“It’s, it’s Frost and Ember!”

“Why are those guys who should be in the Twin Forest here!”

Now, that task has been successfully resolved.

‘It’s all thanks to Cutie [referring to G-Dragon].’

G-Dragon stirred up the Twin Forest here and there, irritating Frost and Ember even before the red moon rose.

It must have felt like an intruder with a sword was loitering in front of their house.

At the level of rulers of the Demonic Realm, they don’t go crazy and rampage just because the red moon rises.

Still, they can’t avoid becoming very sensitive during the red moon period. In the end, Frost and Ember couldn’t stand it and burst out of their nest.

I expected them to jump out by yesterday at the latest. Honestly, I was a little nervous that the plan might fail.

‘To think they’d pop out on the last day.’

Well, it’s good that they finally came out.

“Guoh!”

G-Dragon, who had successfully completed his mission, peeked out slightly.

He was in Cutie form, having undone his Giant Transformation.

He was wearing a fancy helmet.

The unicorn-motif horn caught my eye. Unfortunately, the disadvantage that the horn’s traces disappear as it stretches out when he transforms into a giant still remained a regret.

‘He’s not thinking of doing it now.’

I shook my head to clear my mind and opened my mouth towards G-Dragon with a full smile.

“Good job, my Cutie.”

I took out a Flame Ruby from my pocket and threw it to him.

“Guooh!”

Crunch, crunch.

G-Dragon chewed happily and turned his head towards Frost and Ember.

He is also a demon by birth.

If they are sensitive priests, there is a high possibility that they will feel the demonic energy no matter how hard G-Dragon tries to hide it. Also, because of his origin, he cannot escape the negative influence of the Demonic Realm and the Red Moon.

So, I tried many ways to reduce such negative influence and disguise G-Dragon as a sacred beast.

‘It wasn’t easy.’

It really wasn’t easy.

Even if he covers the negative influence caused by the Red Moon with willpower, there was no way to stop the demonic energy from flowing out of his body.

Then….

All the problems were neatly solved by an accidental incident.

One late night when I took Harry to Emerald Palace to play with G-Dragon, there was an accident that was a bit too big to call small.

I let the two guys loose to play and was thinking about making an accessory like a necklace by fiddling with Danar’s sacred artifact, the hourglass, and having G-Dragon carry it around to reduce the flow of demonic energy.

Then, I suddenly needed to urinate, so I put it on the bench for a while and left my seat….

Harry suddenly ran over and pulled me, and when I came back, I saw G-Dragon sprawled out in the garden, convulsing slightly.

He had swallowed the hourglass.

I was in a panic at the time.

Even when I scolded him to spit it out, he stubbornly refused to open his mouth, even though a demon beast couldn’t handle the energy of a sacred artifact.

But.

G-Dragon did it! He shook himself off and stood up!

It was such a mysterious thing that even Barisa, whom I was pushing to find a solution, was surprised.

Her guess was that being close to the sacred beast Harry had some influence, but that’s just a guess.

Anyway!

Due to that accident, G-Dragon felt both the energy of a sacred beast and a demon beast at the same time. He had truly become a Demon Sacred Beast.

Ah! When I asked if he could spit out the hourglass again, he nodded.

Since I can’t use it right now anyway, I told him not to throw it away as poop. Surely Amantium [material of the hourglass] won’t melt and be absorbed as nutrients, right?

“Guooh….”

G-Dragon was reborn as a Demon Sacred Beast like that.

Perhaps because the influence of the Red Moon wasn’t completely gone, he looked like he wanted to run to Frost and Ember and have a fight right away.

“Kieeeeeeeeeee!”

“Kyaaaaaaaa!”

Frost and Ember roared at the same time.

Kugugugu.

At the same time, I felt the vibration of a swarm of demon beasts like ants rushing in.

-Ppoooo!! Ppoooo!!

The trumpeter’s signal to prepare for the demon beasts from their respective positions echoed in the red night sky.

“Shall we go now?”

“Guoh!”

***

“Kieeeeeeee!”

“Krrr!”

The demon beasts pushed down towards the wooden fence constructed by the soldiers.

To Rico, who was watching the scene from the rear, far from the front line, it looked like a mountain range was shaking.

It was a sight that made his body shrink involuntarily.

“Rundinessi….”

“Gaian, please protect us.”

“May Balfor’s blessing be with us.”

The priests who were out of their tents like Rico sought their respective gods and prayed that tonight would end safely.

‘Can we really stop those things?’

Rico was worried about the safety of his friend, Ralph, who would be fighting fiercely with the demon beast horde on the front line.

“Frost and Ember!”

“What’s the plan! There’s no way ordinary soldiers can stop those guys!”

The wounded soldiers, unable to endure the noisy atmosphere outside, got out of bed and came out of the tent.

They discovered the giant demon beasts, Frost and Ember, and trembled with fear.

“Retreat! We have to retreat now!”

“What are you talking about! Do you even know how much damage will be done to ordinary people if we retreat from here!”

“We can’t all die here!”

Meaningless argument.

Anyway, the decision was up to the command.

Sss─

Frost and Ember, who resembled eagles in the head, took a deep breath.

“It’s breath!”

“We’re all going to die!”

“Where is His Majesty? Where is the King in this situation?”

“Look up! There’s a Golden Dragon in the sky! He must be there.”

Hooong- Hooong- Hooooo─

The storm of magic fluctuated just by Frost and Ember holding their breath. It was felt even in the rear where Rico was.

‘God.’

Most people, including Rico, closed their eyes tightly.

The scene of the breath being spewed out and countless soldiers turning to ash and ice statues being shattered was involuntarily imagined.

But.

“Guoohhhhhhhh!!!”

“Kieeeeek!”

The terrible screams he had imagined did not echo. No, screams did echo, but not from the soldiers.

It was clearly Frost’s scream.

‘What on earth is going on?’

Rico reopened his closed eyes.

A giant creature shining brilliantly in golden light was biting Frost’s leg and dragging him into the middle of the demon beasts, throwing him here and there.

Kwaang! Kwaang! Kwaang!

“Kieeeeeeeee!”

“Ggaeng! Ggaeng!”

The intermediate and lower-level demon beasts became mush just from the aftermath.

A presence that overwhelmed Frost and Ember!

It was G-Dragon.

‘Sacred beast? No, something’s a little strange. A demon beast?’

Rico became very confused by the familiar yet uncomfortable energy felt from G-Dragon. And that was the same for the other priests nearby.

“Wh, what is that?!”

“A sacred beast? Is it a sacred beast! Where did it suddenly appear from?”

“No! The energy I’m feeling is a little strange! What is that, really!”

“Is that important now! What’s important is that that sacred beast is on our side!”

Rico snapped back to his senses.

Someone was right. What was important was that it was on our side. Judging by the fact that it was attacking the demon beasts, it must be a sacred beast.

“Kuaaaaaaaa!”

Ember’s breath was fired towards the strange sacred beast. The heat was so intense that Rico, who was far away, felt it intensely.

The sacred beast, startled, bit Frost in its mouth and dug into the ground.

Hwareuk, hwareureuk.

“Kkieeeeeek!”

“Ggaeng! Ggaeng!”

“Kuaaaaaaa!”

The innocent demon beasts caught in Ember’s flames turned to ash.

‘Is fire its weakness?’

A reaction that anyone would think.

G-Dragon is strong against heat and cold enough to withstand the Chilmiho’s foxfire [a mythical flame] that goes back and forth between extreme cold and extreme heat.

Of course!

The cold and flames that Frost and Ember handle are incomparably powerful compared to foxfire. Enough to cause meaningful damage to G-Dragon.

However, it is not a fatal weakness as the kingdom’s soldiers think.

The reason why G-Dragon was terrified and hid underground was because the artifact that Evan had gifted him could melt if it touched Ember’s flames.

And that was also why Evan pinpointed Frost as G-Dragon’s opponent.

“Kuaaaaaaaa!”

Ember went berserk when Frost, who had been with him since the moment he was born, was dragged underground by G-Dragon.

Kung! Kung! Kung!

The creature approached the hole where Frost had been sucked into and dug it up with his hands.

“Kuaaaaaaa!”

The demon beasts hindering nearby could not even utter a final scream due to Ember’s flames caused by anger and became ash.

‘Who’s going to stop that guy?’

That thought popped into everyone’s head as they watched the scene with fearful eyes.

At that moment.

Paaat─!

A brilliant light burst from the sky.

The bright light was so bright that everyone on the battlefield shielded their eyes for a moment. Rico, who had his hand to his eyes, looked up at the sky.

Something was captured in his eyes.

‘That’s!’

A being with a giant sword and shield, fluttering four pairs of giant wings, was falling and rushing towards Ember.

It was clearly an apostle of God.

“It’s an apostle of God!”

“God sent an apostle to save us!”

And Rico was not the only one who had that thought. Everyone on the battlefield had the same thought.

“Kua?”

Ember, who was digging in the ground, raised his head to the suddenly brightened surroundings. He soon discovered an enemy rushing towards himself.

Sss- Ember quickly preparing breath.

“Kuaaaaaaa!”

Hwareuk- Hwareureureureuk!

The flame breath covered the apostle of God.

There was nowhere to escape in the sky.

The soldiers thought that the apostle of God would turn to ash in those flames.

“No!”

Someone’s scream!

It was a useless worry.

The apostle of God blocked his body with a shield emitting a brilliant light.

“Ah!”

“The breath is splitting!”

The apostle of God fell, cutting through the flames.

“Kuaaaa!!”

Ember, who was spewing breath, was flustered.

Since becoming the ruler of the Twin Forest, the creature had never faced an existence, other than Frost, that could withstand his flames.

Ember stopped breathing quickly.

The apostle of God wielding the sword and landing on the ground almost happened simultaneously.

Kwaaaaaang!!

An enormous roar!

Kugwagwagwagwa-

A huge dust storm covered the soldiers’ vision, and pieces of the demon beast swept away by the aftermath scattered in all directions.

“Wh, what!”

“What happened?!”

“I can’t see anything!”

Confused soldiers.

Rico widened his eyes and looked at the place where the apostle of God had fallen.

“Kuaaaaaaaaaaa!!”

Flames soared from the center of the dust storm along with Ember’s scream, and soon the dust cleared.

A huge crater had formed.

And Ember was in the middle.

The creature, whose one-third of his upper body was torn off, screamed and wailed in pain.

“Th, the apostle of God is!”

“He’s right in front of us!”

The apostle of God, gripping the handle of the sword stuck in the ground, was kneeling on one knee with his whole body covered by four pairs of wings.

Chwaak- Sureung

The apostle of God, fully spreading his wings, slowly got up and pulled out the sword that had been stuck in the ground.

“God….”

Rico’s quiet murmur.

The word he had uttered several times since first witnessing Frost and Ember, but the meaning was completely different.